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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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